IBPA Chief Executive Angela Bole told us in an email that the document, called
Hybrid Publishing Criteria, took many months and many conversations to develop.
Not exact matches
In February, the IBPA
published a list of
criteria to be considered a quality
hybrid publisher.
Although
hybrid publishing companies are author - subsidized, they are different from other author - subsidized models in that
hybrid publishers adhere to the following set of professional
publishing criteria.
The primary purpose of the above self -
publishing comparison of traditional
publishing,
hybrid publishing, and subsidy publishers is to highlight important
criteria authors and businesses should use when evaluating their
publishing options.
Splashdown Books is a speculative fiction indie press that now functions as a
hybrid imprint, meaning that authors who meet our
criteria can
publish themselves and keep total creative control while enjoying the benefits of belonging to an established brand.
IBPA's
criteria for
hybrid publishers will ensure the new
hybrid model remains fair, ethical, professional, and sustainable,» said Elizabeth Turnbull, Senior Editor and Partner at Light Messages
Publishing and Torchflame Books and member of the IBPA Advocacy Committee.
(Manhattan Beach, CA - February 22, 2018)-- As part of its support for professional standards within the independent book
publishing community, the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)-- www.ibpa-online.org — today released a nine - point list of
criteria defining what it means to be a reputable
hybrid publisher.
IBPA's
Hybrid Publisher Criteria provides much - needed clarity, sets strong author - friendly standards for hybrid publishers, and will no doubt encourage authors to consider hybrid publishing with greater confidence than before.&
Hybrid Publisher
Criteria provides much - needed clarity, sets strong author - friendly standards for
hybrid publishers, and will no doubt encourage authors to consider hybrid publishing with greater confidence than before.&
hybrid publishers, and will no doubt encourage authors to consider
hybrid publishing with greater confidence than before.&
hybrid publishing with greater confidence than before.»
At the same time, IBPA's
Hybrid Publisher Criteria sets a high bar for excellence within the hybrid publishing comm
Hybrid Publisher
Criteria sets a high bar for excellence within the
hybrid publishing comm
hybrid publishing community.
«Like any new business model, the advantages of
hybrid publishing come with certain risks and uncertainty; the IBPA's
criteria are intended to help authors navigate those risks and identify the reputable players....»
The
Hybrid Publisher Criteria was prompted by a conversation with the Authors Guild during BookExpo 2017 in which the Authors Guild expressed interest in understanding how hybrid publishers are different from publishing service prov
Hybrid Publisher
Criteria was prompted by a conversation with the Authors Guild during BookExpo 2017 in which the Authors Guild expressed interest in understanding how
hybrid publishers are different from publishing service prov
hybrid publishers are different from
publishing service providers.
The first was an Industry Standards Checklist for a Professionally
Published Book; the second was a campaign to raise awareness around Amazon's change to its Buy Button policy; the third was the
Hybrid Publisher
Criteria.
The
Hybrid Publisher
Criteria has a different objective: to provide people with information about an emerging business model so they can make informed decisions when deciding which company to use to
publish their work.
We have created a new listing of Literary Links for
hybrid and experimental online and print literary endeavors that do not adhere to the traditional
publishing model but that still meet a number of other
criteria.